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Environmental Catastrophes, Spatial Power, and Environmental Justice

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-OR-SS

7 lessons

Goal

Analyze how natural and human-made catastrophes disrupt global systems, and evaluate how mapping, zoning, and institutional power produce environmental inequities.

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Learning standards covered

us-orHS.52Oregon Social Studies Standards · All ages

Identify and analyze how map-making, zoning, and other policy decisions create social, political, and economic realities for various population groups.